Contra (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live Contra NES deals, loose cart to CIB: what a fair asking price looks like, how to tell it from Super C and Famicom imports, and what to avoid.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Contra Complete in Box CIB w/Insert! (Nintendo, NES 1988) NICE
$179.99 USD
+$7.99 shipping
★ 100% · 4,552 ratings
Listed today · checked 2h ago
Contra (Nintendo NES, 1988)
$24.99 USD
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★ 100% · 610 ratings
Listed today · checked 8h ago
Konami Contra Video Game Cartridge for Nintendo NES - Contra Series Authentic
$35.00 USD
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★ 99.7% · 411 ratings
Listed today · checked 13h ago
Contra NES Nintendo Entertainment System Konami 1988 Video Game Cartridge Only
$29.99 USD
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★ 100% · 1,713 ratings
Listed today · checked 13h ago
CONTRA (Nintendo NES, 1988) KONAMI , Tested !!!!
$39.99 USD
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★ 100% · 1,892 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Contra (Nintendo NES, 1988) Cartridge Only
$34.99 USD
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★ 99.7% · 1,525 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Contra COMPLETE BOX - NINTENDO NES FAST SHIPPING! 114a
$129.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 100% · 65,718 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Konami Contra Nintendo NES Game Cartridge NTSC-U/C Shooter Multiplayer 1988
$42.00 USD
★ 100% · 1,216 ratings
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Contra - Nintendo NES Game Cartridge *pre-own/tested
$30.00 USD
+$6.50 shipping
★ 100% · 5,326 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
NES Contra, Not Packaged Cartridge Only
$37.00 USD
+$8.00 shipping
★ 99.9% · 15,570 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Contra Nintendo NES Game Cartridge
$39.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.7% · 3,466 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Contra Nintendo NES Vintage Game Cartridge and Sleeve Tested and Working
$34.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.8% · 16,418 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
About 2.8 qualifying listings appear per day on average.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $22.95 | $34.99 | $39.95 | $45.00 | $253.80 | 115 |
| Cib | $104.95 | $159.00 | $179.99 | $212.95 | $799.99 | 20 |
| SealedLow sample size | $34.99 | $34.99 | $99.99 | $122.95 | $122.95 | 3 |
Asking prices of currently-active listings. Not sold-price data. Rows marked "low sample size" have fewer than 5 listings, so one outlier can move them a lot.
Full asking-price history by condition →
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How we filter
Every feed has its own filter, tuned by hand for this one game. Before any change goes live, those filters are tested against thousands of real eBay listing titles. Every night, each feed is checked against every other deal page in its category, so a listing for a different game that slips in gets flagged and fixed instead of quietly shown.
Of the 805 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 718 of 805 (~89%) for quality reasons. The remaining 87 are what we'd actually surface.
- 657 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 18 shipped from a region we exclude
- 18 priced below our floor (too good to be true)
- 11 seller had too few feedback ratings
- 9 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 5 seller positive-feedback percentage too low
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Contra (NES) returns far more than the game itself: controllers, T-shirts, strategy guides, imports and repro carts all mention it in their titles. These are the 125 terms we filter out to keep this feed to the real thing. A listing whose title contains any of them never reaches the feed, the price table or an alert. Many look unrelated to Contra (NES) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 34
- -super contra
- -contra force
- -contra iii
- -contra 3
- -hard corps
- -operation c
- -legacy
- -shattered
- -rebirth
- -spirits
- -reprint
- -hacked
- -multicart
- -500 in 1
- -rogue corps
- -castlevania
- -necklace
- -s.c.a.t
- -limited run
- -playstation
- -alien wars
- -game boy
- -gameboy
- -contracts
- -hitman
- -knights contract
- -re-po
- -super c
- -fc
- -iii
- -3
- -4
- -force
- -scat
Bootlegs & repros 5
- -custom case
- -repro
- -reproduction
- -aftermarket
- -repo
Broken, untested & empty listings 15
- -for parts
- -not working
- -non-working
- -non working
- -broken
- -as is
- -as-is
- -untested
- -doesnt work
- -does not work
- -not tested
- -parts only
- -no game
- -game not included
- -cart not included
Imports & regions 8
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -famicom
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -eur
- -japan
Ports, remakes & re-releases 3
- -xbox
- -anniversary
- -pc
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 52
- -controller
- -headset
- -headphones
- -plush
- -figure
- -figurine
- -keychain
- -sticker
- -charger
- -cable
- -adapter
- -backpack
- -wallet
- -shirt
- -hoodie
- -jersey
- -poster
- -art book
- -artbook
- -soundtrack
- -vinyl
- -statue
- -amiibo
- -funko
- -pop figure
- -mousepad
- -lanyard
- -badge
- -trading cards
- -tcg booster
- -bookmark
- -instruction booklet
- -promo item
- -promotional
- -insert only
- -flyer
- -pamphlet
- -display card
- -demo cart
- -kiosk
- -case only
- -case-only
- -clamshell only
- -box and case
- -replacement box only
- -manual only
- -box only
- -pin
- -art
- -nfr
- -hat
- -ost
How often qualifying deals appear
- 29 in the last 7 days (~4.14/day)
- 83 in the last 30 days (~2.77/day)
- 83 in the last 90 days (~0.92/day)
Contra: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Release & saving. Konami's US NES release of Contra dates to 1988. The game has no save feature, so there is no battery to fail on a loose cart. Check that the product code on the label matches the US release before you pay a premium for it.
- Prints. Several label and box variations exist across the NES run, and sellers often advertise an early print as worth extra. Treat the claim as something to confirm against photos of a known-authentic copy, and compare asking prices only between like prints.
- "Contra" titles that are really another game. Sellers often put Contra in the title of Super C (the NES sequel, known in Japan as Super Contra) to catch search traffic. Read the label in the photo, not just the title. The feed drops listings that name Super C or Super Contra, so a Super C that doesn't say so can still slip through, and a seller who writes "Contra & Super C" has listed both games.
- Famicom and imports. Japanese Famicom cartridges are titled "Contra" too, sometimes with "NES" in the name. They have a different shell and won't fit a US NES. The feed excludes Japanese-origin sellers and the usual Famicom wording, but photos settle anything ambiguous.
- Not the cartridge. Manual-only, box-only and reproduction listings sell under the full game name, so read the title for what is actually in the box.
Related pages: Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES), Contra: Hard Corps (Genesis).
Buying NES games: what to check by condition
These checks apply to every NES cartridge. The item notes above cover what is specific to this game.
Loose
- Compare the label, shell color and front/back markings against a photo of a known-authentic cart. Repro labels are often glossier, blurrier or slightly off-color.
- Ask for a photo of the board or the back of the cart. An opened shell is not automatically bad (battery swaps are normal), but it should be disclosed.
- If the game saves to a battery, ask whether the save holds. Old save batteries fail with age regardless of what the listing says, so budget for a replacement.
CIB (complete in box)
- Confirm the box, manual and inner tray or insert are all shown in the photos, not just listed in the title.
- Check that the box and manual are the same region and print as the cart. Mixed-and-matched "complete" copies are common.
- Box wear (crushing, tears, sticker residue) moves price far more than the cart does. Judge it from photos, not from the word "mint".
Sealed & graded
- For a graded copy, look the certification number up on the grading company's own site and confirm the photos match the slab you are buying.
- For an ungraded sealed copy, compare the wrap and seal pattern against a known factory-sealed example. Resealing is common, and a reseal on a loose game is worth a loose price.
- Ask for photos of every side, the seams and any price stickers. Refusing extra photos on a sealed listing is a red flag on its own.
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